tom costello was there for the launch and joins us from new mexico. great honor to now dr. jenison, one of the first women of color in space. tom, you were there yesterday, had a front row seat. it is not a surprise to see someone like richard branson trying to break records by land and air for years and years. broughter than that. was yesterday the unofficial start for all of us, space tourism part of our lives? look at the headlines, they re talking about the dawn of the new space age, making exactly that point. and they put a lot of money on it in new mexico. spaceport that branson took off from is a $250 million facility built by new mexico. they believe this is the future.
Hand2Hand expanding in Jenison to help feed more students in need
Expanding efforts to fight hunger
and last updated 2021-04-04 22:40:00-04
JENISON, Mich â Inside the former Aldi building on Chicago Drive, the non-profit Hand2Hand is currently growing its new headquarters.
The building will allow the faith-based organization to bring all team members under one roof, along with room for packing and food storage. If you drop a pin of where we are in West Michigan, this is the center, explained Cheri Honderd, the founder and executive director of Hand2Hand. It s actually where it began, Jenison. And it s now where this Aldi is, it s just the perfect fit.
Sex offender arrested after living more than 20 years under alias in Pasco County
US Marshals
and last updated 2021-03-08 14:44:03-05
A sex offender absconded in 1999 in Idaho was arrested more than 20 years later after officials found him living in Pasco County.
On Friday, US Marshals from Tampa, Florida Caribbean Fugitive Task Force, Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Dixie County Sheriff s Office coordinated together to apprehend Idaho s longest absconded sex offender.
Phillip Jenison, 75, was wanted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender after absconding from Idaho in 1999. Jenison was convicted for Molestation in 1995 and required by law to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.
7-year-old Jenison girl hit by car has passed away
and last updated 2021-02-27 14:22:16-05
JENISON, Mich. â UPDATE: Saturday afternoon, a family friend told FOX 17 that 7-year-old Ruby Rissley passed away early Saturday morning at Helen DeVos Children s Hospital in Grand Rapids.
The community is rallying around a 7-year-old Jenison girl who was hospitalized on Thursday after she was hit by a car.
The accident happened on 12th Avenue and Chicago Drive in Jenison as Ruby Rissley was walking home from school at Bursley Elementary, just a few blocks away. She was not far from her home when traffic was backed up due to a train in the area when it happened.